S. Luke 2. 29. Lord, now letteft thou thy fervant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have feen thy falvation, Which thou haft prepared before the face of all peo ple, To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Ifrael. Glory be to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Ghost'; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. A men. On Sundays this Pfalm fhall be used, instead of the other. Pfalm 68. GOD be merciful unto us, and blefs use and fhew us the light of his countenance, and be mer ciful unto us: That thy way may be known upon earth: thy faving health among all na tions. Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all the ple praise thee, O let the nations rejoice and be glad for thou fhalt judge the folk righteoufly, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praife thee, O God: yea, let all the people praise thee. Then fhall the earth bring forth her increase: and God, even our own God, fhall give us his bleffing. God fhall blefs us; and all the ends of the world fhall fear him. Glory be to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. Then may this Creed be repeated by the Minister and the People, ftanding. Believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jefus Chrift, his only begotten Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghoft, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead and buried, [He defcended into the invifible world;]The third day he rofe again from the dead, He afcended into heaven, And fitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he fhall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghoft; [I believe the holy Catholick Church; The Communion of Saints; ] The Forgivenefs of Sins; The Refurrection of the Body, and the Life everlafting. Amen. Then upon us. Anfw. And grant us thy falvation. Prieft. O Lord, fave the King. Anfw. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Prieft. Endue thy Minifters with righteousness. Anfw. And make thy chofen people joyful. Prieft. O Lord, fave thy people. Anfw. And blefs thine inheritance. Prieft. Give peace in our time, O Lord. Anfw. For we acknowledge no Author of Peace and Happiness, but only thee, O God. Prieft. O God, make clean our hearts within us. Anfw. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then fhall follow three Collets; The first of the Day; The fecond for Peace; The third for Aid against all Perils, as hereafter followeth: which two laft Collects fhall be daily faid at Evening Prayer without Alteration. The Second Collect at Evening Prayer. God, from whom all holy defires, all good counfels, and all juft works do proceed; give unto thy fervants that peace which the world cannot give, that both our hearts may be fet to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in reft and quietnefs, through the merits of Jefus Chrift our Saviour. Amen. The third Collect, for Aid against all Perils. Ighten our darkness, we befeech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jefus Chrift. Amen. ·Here may a Pfalm or Hymn be fung. A Prayer for the King's Majefty. Lord, our heavenly Fa ther, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of Princes, who doft from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; moft heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lord King GEORGE, and fo replenish him with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that he may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue him plenteously with heavenly gifts, grant him in health and wealth long to live, ftrengthen him that he may vanquish and overcome all enemies; and finally after this life, he may attain everlafting joy and felicity, thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord. A men. A Prayer for the Royal Family. ALmighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to blefs all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; profper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, thro' Jefus Chrift our Lord. men. A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALmighty and everlafting God, who art the giver of every good and perfect gift, Send down upon our Bishops, Priefts, and Deacons, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly please thee, given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common fupplications unto thee; and by thy beloved Son doft promife that when two or three are gathered together in his Name, thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the defires and petitions of thy fervants, as may be moft expedient for them; granting us in this world, knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor. 13. 14. TH E grace of our Lord ΤΗ Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy Ghoft, be with you all evermore, Amen. Here endeth the Order of Evening Prayer, throughout the Year. Here followeth the Litany or General Supplication, to be fung or faid after Morning Prayer, every Lord's-day, and at other times when it shall be thought convenient. O God our Heavenly server of all things, have mer Father, the Creator and Preferver of all things, have mercy upon us miferable finners. O God our Heavenly Father, the Greater and Pre cy upon us miferable finners. Through the Interceffion of thy only begotten Son, our Saviour Jefus Chrift, have mercy upon us miferable finners. Through the Interceffion of thy only begotten Son, our Saviour Jefus Christ, have mercy upon us miferable finners. By the Direction and Guidance of thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter, have mercy upon us miferable fin ners. By the Direction and Guidance of thy Holy Spirit, the Comforter, have mercy upon us miferable finners. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take thou vengeance of our fins fpare us, good Lord, fpare thy people whom thou haft redeemed with thy Sons moft precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever; Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief, from fin, from the crafts and affaults of the devil, from thy wrath, and from ́everlasting damnation ; Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of -heart, from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrifie; from envy, hatred and malice, and all uncharitableness; Good Lord, deliver us. From fornication, and all other heinous fins; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil; Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and temdeft, from plague, peftilence, 1 fire and famine, from war, and murder, and from an unprepared death; Good Lord, deliver us. From all fedition, privy confpiracy and rebellion, from all falfe doctrine, herefie,and fchifm, from hardnefs of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Commandment ; Good Lord, deliver us: By the mystery of thy Son's holy Incarnation; by his holy Nativity and Circumcifion; by his Baptism, Fafting, and Temptation ; Good Lord, deliver us. By his Agony and bloody Sweat; by his Crofs and Paffion; by his precious Death and Burial; and by his glorious Refurrection and Afcenfion; Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment; Good Lord, deliver us. We finners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church univerfal in the right way; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to keep and ftrengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in righteoufnefs and holiness of life, thy Servant GEORGE, We beseech thee to hear us, That it may please thee to That it may please thee us, That it may please thee to blefs and preferve all the Royal Family; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bifhops, Priefts, and Deacons, with true knowledge and underftanding of thy Word, and that both by their preaching and living they may fet it forth, and fhew it accordingly; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to endue the Privy Council, and all the Nobility, with grace, wifdom, and understanding; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to blefs and keep the Magiftrates; giving them grace to execute juftice, and to maintain truth; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to blefs and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations, unity, peace, and concord; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all thy people increafe of grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all fuch as have erred and are deceived; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to ftrengthen fuch as do ftand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise D 2r up |